Decision Workspace
codebook_config vs config vs configparser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
codebook_config
experimentalv0.3.36
Configuration handling for the Codebook spell checker
71
config
growingv0.15.22
Layered configuration system for Rust applications.
60
configparser
growingv3.1.0
A simple configuration parsing utility with no dependencies that allows you to parse INI and ini-style syntax. You can use this to write Rust programs which can be customized by end users easily.
Core Metrics
| codebook_config | config | configparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 71 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 6.2K | 76.1M | 22.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 282 | 5.6M | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 53 | 14.1K | 1.6K |
| Releases | 26 | 54 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 10d ago | 654d ago |
| Age | 10m | 10y 11m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
codebook_config
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
config
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
configparser
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| codebook_config | config | configparser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.36 | 0.15.22 | 3.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 7 | 26 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 56KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •config leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •config is depended on by 14.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ configparser has not been updated in over a year.
- •codebook_config, config are pre-1.0 — API may change.